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Old 05-01-2009
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That is sweet... I need to get my hands on some free metal again so I can fab me up one..
 
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Damn nice man... so when are you going to start selling them
 
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damn that is beefy. i want one
 
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I think shipping would cost more than the making of one plus the cost of steel lol
 
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Cheaper than me buying a welder and taking classes
 
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True! I could make another one, but it's gonna cost up the a$$ in shipping man. Your call lol.
 
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Ill get back to you on that when Ive got some money to spend
 
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Very nice, I don't think you'll ever been done makin stuff for my big brother lol
 
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Damn Trevor, that cross member is nice... wanna build another one?

I don't have the time or the facilities to build one.. but I could have the cash....
 
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damn, that thing is never going to get destroyed, looks good! i want one...when i actually have a t-case that is...
 
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uh, so that's like a tow hook or something right...

okay, but i don't know if you built that heavy enough though...

 
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Damn nice work there Tre!
 
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Looks good man. I got a big hunk of steel I plan on using to make some skids someday. Probably be a while though. I'm pretty lazy as of late.
 
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That looks great. Awesome job!
 
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Originally Posted by big-blue-oval
uh, so that's like a tow hook or something right...

okay, but i don't know if you built that heavy enough though...

No it's a gusset for the side of the skid near the t-case... Extra support... Might as well!

It's pretty light yeah haha

Originally Posted by crazymikey
Damn nice work there Tre!
Thanks man!

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Looks good man. I got a big hunk of steel I plan on using to make some skids someday. Probably be a while though. I'm pretty lazy as of late.
Do it, don't be lazy! lol

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That looks great. Awesome job!
Thanks Matt! Do one now! GO!
 
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Looks awsome, you'd rip that off the frame before you ever put a dent in it. lol
 
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Damn dude, that thing is beefy! I love it. makes my factory one look like aluminum foil lol. now you gotta go test it!!
 
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Damn dude, that thing is beefy! I love it. makes my factory one look like aluminum foil lol. now you gotta go test it!!
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Originally Posted by Dangerranger01
Very nice work TrePaul. I'm jealous...i need one of those for speed bumps....lol.
lol that gave me a laugh! haha



lol i love it great work... i need a welder to have at home...
 
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Holy crap that thing is beefy, nice work Trev
 
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no use on an automatic is there? lol. i like custom mods. did you just take the stock one off to get measurements or howd you do it?
 
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only skid i know that beefier than that would be camodowns front skid plate, it weighs like 70 pounds! looks good, im sure ill bust my t-case skid eventually and need to do something like this.
 
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Saw the tcase skid the other day....holy ***** it's beefy as hell!
 
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did you solid weld the gaps on the underside then grind them down and just stagger the topside that you wont see when the plate is installed for strength? i could build one like this if i had the pieces cut for me, dont have a plasma or oxyaccetylene to cut. learned alot in my 3 highschool welding classes. ill shoot you a pm
 
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beefy that art to hold up well
 
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